Lamp-chimney attachment.



B. F. McFRANKLlN.

LAMP CHIMNEY ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION man NOV. 22, 19x5.

Patented J an. 30, 1917.

BENJAMIN F. MCFRANKLIN, OF DIAMOND, OHIO.

LAMP-CHIMNEY ATTACHMENT.

Application filed November 22, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. Mc- FRANKLIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Diamond, in the county of Portage, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamp- Chimney Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in lamp attachments, and particularly to devices for holding lamp chimneys from falling when the lamps are held in an inclined position.

The principal object is to provide a hovel and simple device which can be quickly and easily applied to the lamp chimney and engaged with the burner to effectively hold the lamp chimney from being jarred or knocked out of the holder.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which is capable of ready adjustment to lamp chimneys of different sizes.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a lamp chimney and burner showing my invention in applied position; and Fig. 2 is a plan View of the device in a flat posi tion.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, the device is formed of two strips of wire A and B. Each of these strips of wire has an eye 10 formed in one end, and a hook 11 at its opposite end. Adjacent each of the hooks is formed a bent portion which extends laterally from the wire to form a handle as indicated at 12. Inwardly of the handle the wire is formed into a plurality of coils 13, from whence it extends obliquely as at 1 1. This portion 14: is straight and smooth as shown. At the other end of the portion 14 the wire is formed into another series of coils 15, from whence it Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. so, read.

Serial No. 62,821.

extends in an oblique direction in a form and manner similar to the portion 14. This portion is clearly shown at 16, and at the other end is the before-mentioned eye 10. A portion of the member 14 is passed through the eye 10 of the other member of the device and is thus capable of sliding movement therethrough to reduce the size of the space inclosed by the coils 15 and the plane por-- tions 1% and 1G. The neck of the chimney is inserted within this said space so that the coils l5 and the portions 14 and 16 rest on the rotund portion of the globe. By grasping the handles 12 and pulling downwardly, the hooks 11 may be engaged under the flange of the burner 17, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

By reason of the spring coils, the chimney can be firmly but yieldably held on the burner, without danger of breakage to the chimney, and yet prevent the chimney from falling out of the burner should the lamp be tilted. Also, by reason of the slidable engagement of the portions 14c through the eyes 10, the device can be made to snugly embrace lamp chimneys of difi'erentdiameters.

What is claimed is:

As an article of manufacture, a lamp chimney holder formed of two lengths of wire each having its intermediate portion formed into a plurality of helix turns, divergent straight portions extending from the opposite ends of the helical portion, a series of helix turns formed at one end of one of the straight portions, a hook formed at the outer end of the second series of turns, and an eye formed on the outer end of the other straight portion, one of the divergent portions of each of the wires being slidably disposed through the eye of the other wires.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. MoFR-ANKLIN. Witnesses:

Looisn SMITH, WALTER A. SMITH.

Copies of this patent may Toe obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Yatents, Washington, D. G. 

